Super Bowl

In an e-mail, Steve Shannon, Hyundai's marketing VP, said: "The Super Bowl is a perfect venue for a brand like Hyundai. We are extremely pleased to be an advertiser on the 2013 Super Bowl. "In addition to the fact that this is far and away the... Full Article at USA Today

Victor Cruz, center, was among the Giants who received their Super Bowl rings at a ceremony at Tiffany and Co. on Wednesday in New York. Cruz, an undrafted second-year receiver out of UMass, had a breakout season for the Giants. Full Article at The New York Times

Chelsea and Munich have each come close to winning the Champions League in recent years, only to fall short by losing in the final. Manchester United defeated Chelsea on penalty kicks in 2008, while Bayern fell to Italy’s Inter Milan in 2010. What the... Full Article at The New York Times

It also aired the winner of Chevy's Route 66 make-an-ad contest (photo above). "It feels premature for GM to make such a big decision regarding Super Bowl, especially since GM will be launching a new line of full-size pickup trucks and full-size SUVs... Full Article at USA Today

For instance, G.M. was not the only automaker to forgo the game in 2009 and 2010 because of economic conditions. And Mercedes-Benz, after making a splash with a Super Bowl spot last year, decided against advertising in the game this year. During Super... Full Article at The New York Times

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AP) Not that former punters get to have a vote on the matter of whether Mark Sanchez or Tim Tebow is better suited to be the New York Jets ’ starting quarterback, but Steve Weatherford added his two cents to the debate anyway. Weatherford, who jumped... Full Article at The Washington Post

The stunt was a focal point of the Sonic's "Let's Do This" campaign, was featured in the Sonic "Anthem" Super Bowl commercial, and was the lead story-line in the premier episode of the fifth season of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory on MTV. "With Rob... Full Article at PR Newswire

Lawrence Taylor, it turns out, isn’t selling his Super Bowl XXV ring. His son, T.J. , is. Mark Sepselter, Taylor’s agent, clarified the matter, telling Jay Glazer of Fox Sports , “Lawrence was in fact unaware of it, but said he gave it to T.J. and it’s... Full Article at The Washington Post

Nekos now plays for the Arena League Chicago Rush, and he was on ESPN 980’s Sports Fix Thursday afternoon to talk about his father’s passing. The Redskins came up. “Big-time Redskins fan, man, big-time Redskins fan,” Nekos said. “He would always talk... Full Article at The Washington Post

"This partnership with INXPO allows for a more engaging process between meeting planners and their attendees, as well as the opportunity for the meeting planners to expand their reach to new and different audiences," stated McLain. "Only 100,000 people... Full Article at PR Newswire

18, 2012, 6:20 am By TONI MONKOVIC You don’t need to have played in a Super Bowl to wear a Super Bowl ring. This somehow doesn’t seem right, but you just need money — or maybe an app. Lawrence Taylor is auctioning off his ring from the 1990 season at... Full Article at The New York Times

Eagles running back LeSean McCoy talks to the media after being named the FedEx 2011 Ground NFL Player of the Year in Indianapolis during Super Bowl week on February 1, 2012, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch License photo PHILADELPHIA, May 17 (UPI) -- The... Full Article at United Press International

Urban Airship (see disclosure below) is investing big in its infrastructure, scaling its push messaging service to deliver 100,000 messages in a single second. As Airship begins to refine push marketing to take into account location, time and context,... Full Article at paidContent.org

In a powerful essay on ESPN.com , Koonce writes about his feelings in his immediate post-football years, including what he considers a suicide attempt in 2003 when he drove around a 25-m.p.h. curve at 75 m.p.h. He wrote: I had a wonderful wife,... Full Article at The New York Times

Presented here is arguably the most significant Superbowl player ring ever offered publicly. Lawrence Taylor's own 1991 Superbowl XXV ring feature two football shaped diamonds on the face surrounded by worn blue enameling framed by seventeen smaller... Full Article at USA Today

A Super Bowl ring is just the thing. The day after the New York Giants received their latest Super Bowl rings , former Giant Lawrence Taylor is selling his from Super Bowl XXV. It’s currently up for sale at SCPAuctions.com and is valued between $75,000... Full Article at The Washington Post

Coughlin has led the New York Giants to Super Bowl victories in two of the past five seasons. He'll soon be rewarded for it. Coughlin signed a one-year extension through the upcoming 2012 season last summer ... not exactly a huge vote of confidence at... Full Article at USA Today

The N.F.L. champions, the Chicago Bears, received 1 vote, the same number as the Harvard rowing team and the Michigan State cross-country team. That was 3 votes fewer than the Western All-Stars water polo team. (Source: Craig R. Coenen, “From Sandlots... Full Article at The New York Times